Print Publications

• “A People of Saudade,” in Hyphenated Generation, The Soap Box Press, Toronto, 2021
• "No Joke Float" in Canadian Traveller, Summer/Fall 2020
• “A Taste of Home,” in Sustenance: Writers from BC and Beyond on the Subject of Food, edited by Rachel Rose, Anvil Press, Vancouver, 2017
• “The Pull of the Azores,” in Wherever I Find Myself: Stories by Canadian Immigrant Women, Caitlin Press, Vancouver, 2017
• “A Hard Landing,” in Writers of the Portuguese Diaspora of Canada and the United States, Boa Vista Press, USA, 2015
• “Losing My Sister,” in Mess: The Hospital Anthology, Tightrope Books, Toronto, 2014
• “Three Candles for the Virgin Mary” in Memória: An Anthology of Portuguese Canadian Writers, Fidalgo Books, Vancouver, 2013
• “Memories of Winter in Edmonton” in 40 Below: Edmonton’s Winter Anthology, Wufniks Press, Edmonton, 2013
• “Small Fish to Fry”, in Writers and Artists Do Food, Red Claw Press, Nova Scotia, 2011
• “Mother of Mother”, in emerge: The Writer’s Studio Anthology, SFU, Vancouver, 2010
• “Au Revoir Quebec”, Facts and Arguments, Globe and Mail, 2009
• “Lives Lived”, Globe and Mail 2009
• “São Miguel’s Art in Clay: Pottery from Lagoa,” In Paralelo 38, SATA Air Azores In-flight Magazine, Ponta Delgada, Azores, 2000
• “How Sweet It Is: Savouring São Miguel’s Hot House Pineapples”; Paralelo 38, SATA Air Azores In-Flight Magazine, Ponta Delgada, Azores, 1999

On-Line

• “A Review and Interview with Scott Edward Anderson” in Gávea-Brown: A Bilingual Journal, Vol. XVIII, 2021
• Mini-review of Sarah Louise Butler’s “The Wild Heavens” in The Common Online, 2021
• “Blue Hydrangeas” The Common Online, 2020
• “Loss and Love in the Time of Covid” In Understorey Magazine, Covid-19 Stories, 2020
• “You Can Do Better Than That” In Understorey Magazine, issue 14: Age, 2018
• “The Art of Lunch in the Azores” in Curiosity Magazine, 2018
• “Kicking the Sky: A Review” in The Common Online, 2013
• “The Little House on the Hill” CBC Canada Writes, Hyperlocal, 2013    (Editor’s Choice*)
• “Samba, Anyone?” CBC Canada Writes, Bloodlines, 2013

Radio

• “To My Parents with Love”, Outfront, CBC Radio, 2007
• “Sisters: A Personal Essay”, First Person Singular, CBC Radio, 2002

Writing-Related Activities

• Founder and host of Palavras, an evening of words about Portugal and the Portuguese, Vancouver, 2019 – present
• Second-round Reader, TWUC Annual Short Prose Competition, 2021
• First Reader, Prism International, Writing Contests, 2019 - 2020
• Volunteer Venue Manager, Growing Room Literary Festival, Vancouver, 2019
• Workshop co-presenter, Litfest NewWest - “Mining Personal Artefacts as the Foundation for Memoir Writing”, New Westminster, 2016
• Manuscript Consultant – WORD Vancouver, Vancouver Public Library, and Southbank Writing Program, 2012 - 2013
• Mentor Apprentice, Narrative Nonfiction Group, The Writer’s Studio, SFU, 2012
•  Co-host, The Writer’s Studio Reading Series, Vancouver, 2011 – 2012
• Organizer and host, emerge, Vancouver Writers Festival, Vancouver, 2010
• Counsellor, Writing and Book Camp for Children and Teens, Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver, 2010
• Federation of BC Writers, Volunteer at Word on the Street, Vancouver, 2010

Readings and Speaking Engagements

• Invited panel member, Cagarro Colloquium, Portuguese Beyond Borders Institute, Fresno State University, 2021
•  Invited reader – “75 Voices in 30 Days for National Poetry Month in the USA,” Zoom Event, 2021
• Panel Member – “O Que Faz Falta – The Carnation Revolution and the Portuguese Diaspora in North America,” Portuguese Beyond Borders Institute, Fresno State University, Zoom Event, 2021
• Invited Speaker, Esther Birney Lecture Series, Brock House Society, Vancouver, 2020
• Invited Reader, Pacific Immigrant Resources Society (PIRS) Breaking Ground Event,Vancouver, 2018
• Caitlin Press Launch of Wherever I Find Myself: Stories of Canadian Immigrant Women, VPL Main Branch, 2017
• Invited Reader, ILSC Language School, Graduation Ceremony, 2017
• Anvil Press Launch of Sustenance: Writers from BC and Beyond on the Subject of Food VPLibrary, Strathcona Br., 2017
• TWS Reading Series, Cottage Bistro, Vancouver, “A Hard Landing,” 2016
• TWS Reading Series, Cottage Bistro, Vancouver, “Arrival in Costa,” 2015
• Reading, Launch of Memória, Portuguese Canadian Anthology, Cottage Bistro, Vancouver, “Three Candles for the Virgin Mary,” 2013
• TWS Reading Series, Cottage Bistro, Vancouver, “So This is Lisbon,” 2012
• Reading, Disquiet Literary Program, Lisbon, Portugal, “Small Fish to Fry,” 2012
• Reading, CNFC Cabaret, CNFC Conference, Banff, Alberta, “Small Fish to Fry,” 2011
• TWS Reading Series, Rhizome Café, Vancouver, “Going Home,” 2011
• Reading, emerge at Vancouver Writer’s Festival, Waterfront Theatre, Vancouver, “Mother of Mother,” 2010
• Reading, Sneak Preview of emerge, Cottage Bistro, Vancouver, “Mother of Mother,” 2010
• TWS Reading Series, Rhizome Café, Vancouver, “What I learned in Grade Two,” 2010
• TWS Student Reading, SFU, Vancouver, “Outstanding in the Field,” 2010
• TWS Reading Series, Take 5 Café, Vancouver, “The Silver Dodge,” 2010

Scholarships, Awards and Residencies

• Obras Foundation Portugal – Artist Residency in Evoramonte, Portugal, October, 2019 and 2022
• Disquiet International Literary Program – Lisbon, Portugal, 2012

Memberships

• The Writer’s Union of Canada
• Creative Nonfiction Collective
• Federation of BC Writers

Education

• MFA in Creative Nonfiction, The University of King’s College, Halifax, NS, 2019
• TESOL Certificate, Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, BC, 2013
• Certificate in Creative Writing, The Writer’s Studio, Simon Fraser University , Vancouver, BC, 2010
• Master of Arts, Environmental Studies, UBC, Vancouver, BC, 1996
• Bachelor of Science (Agriculture), The University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, 1984